2015 UFL Cup

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2015 United Football Cup
Tournament details
CountryFile:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
DatesMay 2 – August 28
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsKaya F.C. (1st title)
Runner-upCeres F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored288 (5.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley
(15 goals)
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The 2015 United Football League Cup is the sixth edition of the United Football League Cup which started on May 2 and ended on August 28, 2015. This edition was supposed to be held in 2014 but the kick off was moved to 2015 with the main objective to eventually align league schedules with ASEAN neighbors.[1] Loyola Meralco Sparks are the defending champions.[2] The 20 teams which participated at the tournament were distributed into four groups for the group stage. All group stage matches will take place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.[3] Kaya were crowned champions and qualified for a play-off spot at the 2016 AFC Cup.[4]

Group stage

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[5]

  1. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  3. If, after applying criteria 1 and 2, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 and 2 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 8 apply;
  4. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  5. Fewest red cards
  6. Fewest yellow cards
  7. Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking.
  8. Drawing of lots, coin toss or play-off match as determined by the Executive Committee

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ceres 4 4 0 0 24 2 +22 12
Green Archers United 4 3 0 1 14 4 +10 9
Pasargad 4 2 0 2 5 11 −6 6
Philippine Army 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3
Bright Star 4 0 0 4 2 24 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]




Philippine Army0–3
(awarded)
Pasargad
Report
  • Philippine Army withdrew from the UFL Cup. Their matches against Green Archers United and Pasargad were designated as 0–3 defeats and 3 points were awarded to Philippine Army's remaining two oppositions.
  • Bright Star qualify as the result of Army's withdrawal, they also withdrew from the tournament without playing a single game at the round of 16 resulting UST to take its place.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kaya 4 4 0 0 26 0 +26 12
Pachanga Diliman 4 3 0 1 16 4 +12 9
Agila MSA 4 2 0 2 9 17 −8 6
Team Socceroo 4 1 0 3 6 14 −8 3
Fleet Marine 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]




Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Loyola 4 3 1 0 20 3 +17 10
Stallion 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 10
JP Voltes 4 2 0 2 11 10 +1 6
Mendiola 4 0 1 3 4 15 −11 1
UST 4 0 1 3 2 21 −19 1
Source: [citation needed]




Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Global 4 4 0 0 23 3 +20 12
Manila Jeepney 4 3 0 1 18 8 +10 9
Forza 4 1 1 2 6 11 −5 4
Laos 4 1 0 3 10 12 −2 3
Manila Nomads 4 0 1 3 3 26 −23 1
Source: [citation needed]




  • Global was disqualified from the UFL Cup for fielding Satoshi Ōtomo as a Filipino player and ruled the club has violated the UFL's five-foreigner-rule. Matches of Global were originally decided to be forfeited after complaints from Ceres La-Salle FC, Kaya FC, Stallion FC, and Pachanga Diliman FC but the decision was overturn after the Appeals Committee ruled that the complainants did not follow proper procedure for reversing match outcomes.[6] Last placers, Manila Nomads qualifies for the next round as a result.

Knock-out stage

The Knock-out stage is set to begin on August 13 and will end on August 28.[7][4][8]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
August 13
 
 
Kaya 10
 
August 21
 
Manila Nomads1
 
Kaya 8
 
August 18
 
JP Voltes0
 
Pasargad1
 
August 25
 
JP Voltes2
 
Kaya 3 (a.e.t.)
 
August 16
 
Stallion3
 
Stallion8
 
August 22
 
Team Socceroo0
 
Stallion 5
 
August 16
 
Pachanga Diliman0
 
Laos0
 
August 28
 
Pachanga Diliman2
 
Kaya 2 (a.e.t.)
 
August 15
 
Ceres2
 
UST0
 
August 21
 
Ceres7
 
Ceres 5
 
August 18
 
Green Archers Utd.0
 
Green Archers Utd.3
 
August 25
 
Agila MSA0
 
Ceres 1
 
August 15
 
Loyola0
 
Mendiola 0
 
August 22
 
Loyola5
 
Loyola 3
 
August 13
 
Manila Jeepney0
 
Manila Jeepney2
 
 
Forza0
 

Round of 16

Manila Jeepney2-0Forza
Joshua Mullero File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Arnel Amita File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'

Mendiola0-5Loyola
Anthony Putrus-Schnell File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 36'
Bradley Grayson File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Graham Caygill File:Soccerball shade.svg 78', 90'

Laos0-2Pachanga Diliman
Hossein Doustdarsefidmazgi File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Davide Cortina File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'

Green Archers United3-0 (default)Agila MSA
Pasargad1-2JP Voltes
Fidelis Nnabuife File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Report Takashi Odawara File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Soichiro Tanaka File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'

Quarterfinals


Semifinals

Ceres1-0Loyola
Orman Okunaiya File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'

Third place playoff

Stallion2-4Loyola

Final

Awards

Award Winner Club
Golden Ball Japan Masanari Omura Kaya
Golden Boot Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley Kaya
Golden Glove Philippines Louie Casas Ceres
Fair Play Award Stallion

Source: [9]

Statistics

Tournament team rankings

Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 B Kaya 8 6 2 0 49 6 +43 20 1st
2 A Ceres 8 7 1 0 39 4 +35 22 2nd
3 C Loyola Meralco Sparks 8 6 1 1 32 6 +26 19 3rd
4 C Stallion 8 5 2 1 32 9 +23 17 4th
5 D Manila Jeepney 6 4 0 2 20 11 +9 12 Eliminated in the quarter-finals
6 B Pachanga Diliman 6 4 0 2 18 9 +9 12
7 A Green Archers United 6 4 0 2 17 9 +8 12
8 C JP Voltes 6 3 0 3 13 19 −6 9
9 A Pasargad 5 2 0 3 6 13 −7 6 Eliminated in the round of 16
10 B Agila MSA 5 2 0 3 9 20 −11 6
11 D Forza 5 1 1 3 6 13 −7 4
12 D Laos 5 1 0 4 10 14 −4 3
13 B Team Socceroo 5 1 0 4 6 22 −16 3
14 C Mendiola 5 0 1 4 4 20 −16 1
15 C UST 5 0 1 4 2 28 −26 1
16 D Manila Nomads 5 0 1 4 4 36 −32 1
17 D Global 4 4 0 0 23 3 +20 12 Eliminated in the group stage
18 A Philippine Army 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3
19 A Bright Star 4 0 0 4 2 24 −22 0
20 B Fleet Marine 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]

References

  1. UFL Philippines (August 18, 2013). "New FA League Cup Marks Start of ASEAN-geared 2014-15 UFL Season". ufl.ph/. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  2. UFL Philippines (December 6, 2013). "Loyola Meralco Sparks Crowned 2013 UFL Cup Champions". ufl.ph/. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  3. "UFL Cup - Complete match schedule for group matches". Filipino Football. United Football League Philippines. May 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "UFL Cup Round of 16 - Schedule". Filipino Football. United Football League. May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  5. "UFL Cup News". Filipino Football. May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  6. Del Rosario, Paolo (August 7, 2015). "Global FC disqualified from UFL Cup, fined P250k". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  7. "2015 Football Calendar". Football.com.ph. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. "UFL Round of 16". Filipino Football. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  9. "Kaya FC wins 2015 UFL Cup". The Manila Times. August 29, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.